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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

US Navy to formalise unmanned carrier strike plans

[X47-B]The US Navy is set to approve the unmanned carrier launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft as a formal acquisition programme later this year, but has yet to decide the scope of what the type's limited operational capability - set for 2020 - will constitute.

"The contract award date will be [identified] in the approved strategy in support of a 2012 Milestone A decision," says navy UCLASS programme manager Charlie Nava in a written statement to Flightglobal.

This status would signify that a new procurement programme has been formally approved.

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